sympathetic
adj
1 ~ (to/towards/with sb) feeling, showing or resulting fromsympathy 同情的; 表示同情的; 出於同情的
a sympatheticlook, smile, remark 表示同情的目光、 笑容、 言語
feel sympathetic towards sb who is suffering 對遭到不幸的某人十分同情
He was enormously sympathetic when my father died. 我父親去世時(shí)他深為同情.
2 likeable 可愛的; 討人喜歡的
a sympathetic character, ie person 一個(gè)討人喜歡的人
I don't find her very sympathetic. 我覺得她不太討人喜歡.
3 [pred 作表語]
~ (to sth/sb) showing favour or approval 表示好感或贊同
We asked for her support in the election, but she wasn't sympathetic (to our request). 我們請求她在選舉中給予支持, 但她(對我們的請求)無動(dòng)於衷.
?? 考研助記
sym pa the tic (音) 網(wǎng)友:yqy補(bǔ)充: 源自sympathy;sym共同,pathetic悲哀的:都是悲哀的--同情